Jesse Holzer

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Biography

Jesse Holzer is a research scientist at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. His work focuses on optimization modeling and algorithms, with applications to electric power systems and freight and passenger transportation. His expertise is in mixed integer programming, including developing and implementing custom decomposition algorithms and heuristics for challenging optimization problems.

Research Interests

Optimization modeling and algorithms: linear/integer/nonlinear/stochastic programming, complementarity systems.
Power systems applications of optimization: unit commitment, optimal power flow.
Transportation applications of optimization: vehicle routing, freight transport, ride pooling, traffic equilibrium.

Education and Credentials

Ph.D., Applied Mathematics, University of Wisconsin - Madison
B.A., Mathematics, Carleton College

Affiliations and Professional Service

IEEE
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PNNL Patents

U.S. Patent No. 11,894,680, February 6, 2024, "INTEGRATED SOLUTION TECHNIQUES FOR SECURITY CONSTRAINED UNIT COMMITMENT PROBLEM".
U.S. Patent No. 11,418,030, August 16, 2022, "FAST SIMULTANEOUS FEASIBILITY TESTING AND APPLICATIONS FOR ELECTRICAL POWER GRID".
U.S. Patent No. 11,387,651, July 12, 2022, "COORDINATED VOLTAGE CONTROL AND REACTIVE POWER REGULATION BETWEEN TREANSMISSION AND DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS (iEdison No. 0685901-18-0021)".

PNNL Publications

2024

Holzer J.T., C.J. Coffrin, C. DeMarco, R. Duthu, S.T. Elbert, B.C. Eldridge, and T. Elgindy, et al. 2024. Grid Optimization Competition Challenge 3 Problem Formulation. PNNL-35792. Richland, WA: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. Grid Optimization Competition Challenge 3 Problem Formulation

2023

Eldridge B.C., A. Somani, E. Schweitzer, R. Sadnan, and J.T. Holzer. 2023. SCUC-DER Integration Report: Integrating Distributed Energy Resources (DER) Using Advanced Unit Commitment Models and DER Aggregation Methodologies. PNNL-35070. Richland, WA: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. SCUC-DER Integration Report: Integrating Distributed Energy Resources (DER) Using Advanced Unit Commitment Models and DER Aggregation Methodologies

2022

Nguyen Q.H., X. Ke, N.A. Samaan, J.T. Holzer, M.A. Elizondo, H. Zhou, and Z. Hou, et al. 2022. "Transmission-distribution long-term volt-var planning considering reactive power support capability of distributed PV." International Journal of Electrical Power & Energy Systems 138. PNNL-SA-163369. doi:10.1016/j.ijepes.2022.107955

2021

Follum J.D., J.T. Holzer, and P.V. Etingov. 2021. "A Statistics-Based Threshold for the RMS-Energy Oscillation Detector." International Journal of Electrical Power & Energy Systems 128. PNNL-SA-155196. doi:10.1016/j.ijepes.2020.106685
Follum J.D., J.T. Holzer, and P.V. Etingov. 2021. "Statistics-Based Thresholds for RMS-Energy Oscillation Detectors." International Journal of Electrical Power & Energy Systems. PNNL-SA-151935. doi:10.1016/j.ijepes.2020.106685

2019

Ke X., N.A. Samaan, J.T. Holzer, R. Huang, B. Vyakaranam, M.R. Vallem, and M.A. Elizondo, et al. 2019. "Coordinative Real-time Sub-Transmission Volt-VAr Control for Reactive Power Regulation between Transmission and Distribution Systems." IET Generation, Transmission and Distribution 13, no. 11:2006-2014. PNNL-SA-135462. doi:10.1049/iet-gtd.2018.5850
Park B., J.T. Holzer, and C. DeMarco. 2019. "A Sparse Tableau Formulation for Node-Breaker Representations in Security-Constrained Optimal Power Flow." IEEE Transactions on Power Systems 34, no. 1:637 - 647. PNNL-SA-141368. doi:10.1109/TPWRS.2018.2869705

2018

Samaan N.A., M.A. Elizondo, B. Vyakaranam, M.R. Vallem, X. Ke, R. Huang, and J.T. Holzer, et al. 2018. "Combined Transmission and Distribution Test System to Study High Penetration of Distributed Solar Generation." In IEEE/PES Transmission and Distribution Conference and Exposition (T&D 2018), April 16-19, 2018, Denver, CO, 1-9. Piscataway, New Jersey:IEEE. PNNL-SA-128517. doi:10.1109/TDC.2018.8440238
Vallem M.R., B. Vyakaranam, R. Tipireddy, J.T. Holzer, Y.V. Makarov, and N.A. Samaan. 2018. "Stochastic correlation analysis to rank the impact of intermittent wind generation on unreliability margins of power systems." In IEEE International Conference on Probabilistic Methods Applied to Power Systems (PMAPS 2018), June 24-28, 2018, Boise, ID, 1-6. Piscataway, New Jersey:IEEE. PNNL-SA-132156. doi:10.1109/PMAPS.2018.8440541

2017

Elizondo M.A., N.A. Samaan, Y.V. Makarov, J.T. Holzer, M.R. Vallem, R. Huang, and B. Vyakaranam, et al. 2017. "Literature Survey on Operational Voltage Control and Reactive Power Management on Transmission and Sub-Transmission Networks." In IEEE Power & Energy Society General Meeting, July 16-20, 2017, Chicago, Illinois, 1 - 5. Piscataway, New Jersey:IEEE. PNNL-SA-122266. doi:10.1109/PESGM.2017.8274068
Ke X., R. Huang, M.R. Vallem, J.T. Holzer, N.A. Samaan, Y.V. Makarov, and M.A. Elizondo, et al. 2017. "A Three-Stage Enhanced Reactive Power and Voltage Optimization Method for High Penetration of Solar." In IEEE Power & Energy Society General Meeting, July 16-20, 2017, Chicago, Illinois, 1 - 5. Piscataway, New Jersey:IEEE. PNNL-SA-122262. doi:10.1109/PESGM.2017.8274312
Vallem M.R., B. Vyakaranam, J.T. Holzer, M.A. Elizondo, and N.A. Samaan. 2017. "Power System Decomposition for Practical Implementation of Bulk-Grid Voltage Control Methods." In 19th International conference on Intelligent system Applications to Power Systems (ISAP 2017), September 17-20, 2017, San Antonio, Texas. Piscataway, New Jersey:IEEE. PNNL-SA-127147. doi:10.1109/ISAP.2017.8071378
Vallem M.R., B. Vyakaranam, J.T. Holzer, N.A. Samaan, Y.V. Makarov, R. Diao, and Q. Huang, et al. 2017. "Hybrid Cascading Outage Analysis of Extreme Events with Optimized Corrective Actions." In 19th International Conference on Intelligent Systems Application to Power Systems (ISAP 2017), September 17-20, 2017, San Antonio, Texas. Piscataway, New Jersey:IEEE. PNNL-SA-125367. doi:10.1109/isap.2017.8071375

Selected Publications

2015

J. Holzer, Y. Liu and M.C. Ferris, “Extending the bidding format to promote demand response,” Energy Policy 86 (2015), 82-92.

2014

Optimization and Equilibrium Methods in Power Systems. Doctoral Thesis, University of Wisconsin – Madison, Department of Mathematics, December 2014.

2013

“Implementation of a Large-Scale Optimal Power Flow Solver Based on Semidefinite Programming,” with D.K. Molzahn, B.C. Lesieutre and C.L. DeMarco, IEEE Transactions on Power Systems 28, no. 4, (November 2013), pp. 3987-3998.